New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-04

REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES IN BROOKLYN.

DELEGATES TO THE VARIOUS CONVENTIONS To De
| ELECTED ro-NrGHT-PRoBABLE CANDIDATES.
The Republican primaries to elect delegates 10 the City
County, Aldsrnanc, Senate and Assembly nominating
conventions In Brooklyn will be held night As there
forty candidates to DO selected and thrice that mum
Der OF aspiring the public there Is great
activity in political circles. The County and City
tons. which will be held Thursday afternoon and evening
respectively. engross great share OF attention The
chief interest naturally centres in the Mayoray nomi
nation.
The convention will be composed of the picked
men OF the party from every ward.
The First Ward delegation will be headed
by President williams of the Young Republican Club.
and the Twentieth Ward repress natives by cxMayor
Schroeder So far yet known the overwhe Ginning sen
tment of the delegates will favor tho nomination by &C
camaton OF Colonel Andrew D. Bard OF the Nineteenth
Ward SO strong the tide in his favor that the friends
OF George Forester who has been the CHIEF compet
OF Colonel Bard have about concluded to him
is candidate for at-Large In the County
Convention. Two others mentioned for this office are ex
Supervisors John l.. Ryder and Dtmars jewell.
For Sheriff the contest lies between Civil Justice Rhine
hart, ex.Unted States Marshal A @. Tate aud X. B.
sedgwick, formerly chief clerk In the sher.
IFS Office Mr.. sedgwick claims TO have more
than half the delegates but the nomination is
likely TO Justice Rhinehart. unless the argument
prevails that is unwise to select candidates for Mayor
and Sheriff both from the Eastern District But as tho
strongest Republican wards are In that part Of the CITY
and tho majOrities to elect must be found there
can got tine full vets. In. point Of n fact G.;
lives the centre Of the city than any OF tho
wards about the City Hail. and Brooklyn is fast becom
Ing q Homogeneous city. with its old sectional lines
wiped out The situation offers much eBcoragemen for
Republican II the opportunities offered are made
tho most Of
The ward contests tonight will be chiefly
In the Third, Fourth Seventh and Twen-
tieth Wards; they will turn largely upon
delegates TO The city and county conventions ut tnsy
will have an important influence upon the choice or
candidate for Senator In the lid District IL tho adj
Of exSuperyisor Nathan are wostei III the d
District nearly certain that Senator Grswod VIII
rsnom mated. But Eugene f. OCOnnsr, who made u
gallant for Congress last fall. Is new candidate
who may have unexpected strength In the convention
Maysraty. Boss Mclaughlin went partridge shoot
New Jersey yesterday ana In his absence no one
could tell what likely be done ExMayor HowelPs
IT, be a candidate for Mayor The Democrats rely upon
putting large number OF men at work in the Navy Yard
the taking OF u the Navy Yard within sixty days
OF election only applies TO Federal elections strong
hopes also entertained from the united liquor vote
The Kings County Democratic General Committee ned
its October meeting in Brooklyn last evening anu hxea
tue dates OF primaries and conventions The former
were called for October II the City and County conveu-
tons for October D.; Senate conventions OCTOBER "a
Assembly conventions October 70 Aldermanic con
veuton October &c The committee Endorsed the state
ticket. a.,
not be completed until less than two weeks before the
voting. The action OF the Democrats In postponng
nominations until fortnight after the Republican
candidates in the field. Is deemed confession OF
weakness on the part OF the party IN power u ~
The Executive Committee OF the Citizens Leagle or
Brooklyn held another conference last evening ana as
csssd the political situation No general meeting oil tne
League has been called and no acton IL hkely 10 DC
taken until after the Republican ami Democratic noml-
nations Tor Mayor have been made